AP Biology Weekly Assignment 11/16/09-11/20/09 Reading:Chapter 12, Chromosomes and Human Inheritance Project DUE WEDS, 11/18 You will each do a presentation to the class about a human genetic disorder. Your presentation should include the following information about your syndrome:
Common Name
Symptoms
Prognosis
Treatment
Pictures, illustrations, and some other interesting related facts
An explanation about how it occurs (nondisjuction, recessive or dominant allele, sex-linked)
The chromosome involved (Appendix VII in your text shows the human chromosome map)
Lab 5, Respiration, DUE FRI, 11/20 This will be your first formal lab write-up.It will be done in the lab journals you purchased at the beginning of the year.You will get a handout on how to do this and we will spend time this week working on it.Be sure to have your lab book and journal with you for class. No essay this week—because it is the first lab write up, we will be working on that instead. TEST on chapters 10, 11 & 12 TUES, 11/24
AP Biology
Weekly Assignment Sheet 11/9/09-11/13/09 Reading:Chapters 10 (Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction) and 11 (Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits) Project DUE WEDS, 11/18 You will each do a presentation to the class about a human genetic disorder.Your presentation should include the following information about your syndrome:
Common Name
Symptoms
Prognosis
Treatment
Pictures, illustrations, and some other interesting related facts
An explanation about how it occurs (nondisjuction, recessive or dominant allele, sex-linked)
The chromosome involved (Appendix VII in your text shows the human chromosome map)
Some possibilities: Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Sickle cell anemia
Down Syndrome
Tay-Sachs
Marfan Syndrome
Progeria
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Hemophilia A
Turner Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome
Other possibilities listed on pg. 196 chart in text
Essay DUE FRI, 11/13 Assume that a particular genetic condition in a mammalian species causes an inability to digest starch. This disorder occurs with equal frequency in males and females. In most cases, neither parent of affected offspring has the condition.
Describe the most probable pattern of inheritance for this condition. Explain your reasoning. Include in your discussion a sample cross(es) sufficient to verify your proposed pattern.
Lab 4 (Plant Pigments) DUE FRI, 11/13
AP Biology
Weekly Assignment Sheet
11/2/09-11/6/09
Reading: Chapter 8 in text on cellular respiration, and Review book notes handout
Reading Assignment DUE FRI., 11/6
While reading Chapter 8 and the review book notes, fill in the Respiration/Glycolysis note sheet
Essay DUE MON., 11/9 Discuss the Krebs(Citric Acid) Cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.Specifically address a) ATP and coenzyme production b) location where these pathways occur, and c) chemiosmosis
UNIT I TEST
On ALL topics covered so far in the course—FRIDAY, 11/6 Review Session 11/5, Period J (or other times by arrangement)
Labs 1-3 will be assigned final grades on Thursday 11/5
AP Biology Weekly Assignment Sheet 10/26/09-10/30/09 Reading:Chapter 7 in text, and Review book notes handout Reading Assignment DUE FRI., 10/30 1) Read article from Popular Science and answer questions
2) On the topic of photosynthesis, thinking of the readings from your text, notes handout, and article, fill in the “8 Themes of AP Biology” worksheet. Essay DUE MON., 11/2Describe the biochemical pathway of photosynthesis in eukaryotic cells. Include in your discussion the major reactions, the end products, and energy transfers.
UNIT I TEST
On ALL topics covered so far in the course—anticipated date FRIDAY, 11/6 Review Session 11/5, Period J (or other times by arrangement)
Weekly Assignment Sheet October 19-22 Reading:Read chapter 7 on photosynthesis Reading Activity DUE MON, 10/26:Write a story from an electron’s point of view about the path of an electron through the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.In your story, include the following characters:water, a photon of light, a pigment, photosystems I and II, NADP+, electron transfer chain (for the sake of simplicity, you can assume the same electron absorbed by photosystem I later comes off of it’s chlorophyll to enter the second electron transport chain). Homework: 1)Read Smithsonian article “Prescription for Murder” and answer questions on last page.DUE WEDS, 10/21
2)Fill out note sheet on photosynthesis DUE MON, 10/26 Labs DUE TUES 10/20 No Essay This Week (lucky you)! Field Trip Thursday *Bring lunch
*Dress warmly & comfortably to be outside most of the day
AP Biology 10/13-10/16 Weekly Assignments
Reading:Chapters 21 (Viruses and Bacteria) and 22 (Protists) Know material in both chapters and in handouts (from teacher and from classmate’s projects)
Protist Project DUE TUES. 10/13
Essay Question DUE MON. 10/19
Explain why bacteria are so numerous, and how they compare to eukaryotic cells in terms of size and complexity.
LabsDUE TUES. 10/20
If you will not be in class 10/14-10/16:
1)Please take your lab manual with you and complete all graphs, charts, and questions through page 33 (lab 3, exercise 3A.1).If you need help or review, the website http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/lab1/intro.html reviews all of the labs we’ve done so far (just change the ‘lab1’ part of the address to ‘lab2’ or ‘lab3’ for the appropriate lab).
2)Take two strands of colored pop beads and perform exercise 3B.1, Simulation of Meiosis.Answer questions and fill out chart on pages 39-40.
If you will be in class, these are the exercises we’ll be working on this week.
TEST Monday, 10/19
Test will concentrate on information from chapters 9,15, 21 & 22 (mitosis, gene control, viruses, bacteria, and protists)
Permission Slips
Remember—Field Trip next Thursday, 10/22, with Mrs. Brown’s class to visit the Arboretum, the Catskill Mountain Foundation, and the Platte Clove Community.We’ll be taking soil samples and testing the soil composition the following week. Please bring in permission slips ASAP! Bring a bag lunch that day, dress warmly with comfortable shoes—we’ll be outside most of the day.
10/5/09-10/9/09 Weekly Assignment Sheet Readings:Chapters 9, 15, and 21 in text Weekly Essay:Describe the process of cell division in a typical plant cell, including: a)the cell cycle of a plant
b)the process of mitosis
c)cytokinesis
Project DUETues., 10/13
Prepare a 10 minute presentation on one of the following protists: Plasmodium sp Trypanosoma sp Giardia sp Euglena sp Paramecium sp Toxoplasma sp Karenia sp Phytophthora sp
Saprolegnia sp
Macrocystis sp Porphyra sp Amoeba sp Your presentation should include the following information: What group of protests does it belong to?
Is it single-celled or multicellular?
What is its life cycle?
What is its anatomical structure?
What effect does it have on humans or other organisms?
Be sure to include:
Notes or a worksheet for each student
At least 2 graphics
Another information source of your choice (website, article, slides [I may be able to help with this])
Your presentation notes
If you will not be in class on these dates, please turn in your graphics, note/worksheet, and your presentation notes so these can be shared with other students.
Weekly AP Biology Assignment
Weekly Assignment Sheet AP Biology
9/28/09-10/2/09
Readings:Chapters 5 and 9
Reading Activity—DUE MONDAY:
Teach someone about the structure and function of the plasma membrane.After reading chapter 5, explain to someone (a parent, sibling, or anyone else who will listen to you) the structure and function of the plasma membrane.Write a paragraph that includes the following:
1.Who you taught
2.What questions this person asked
3.What you found easy to explain
4.What you found difficult to explain
Anaphasebipolar mitotic spindlecancerscell cyclecell plate formation
Centriolescentromerecentrosomechromosomechromosome number
contractile ring mechanismcytokinesiscytoplasmic divisiondiploid number
germ cellsgrowth factorsHeLa cellshistonesinterphase
kinaseskinetochoresmeiosismetaphasemetastasis
microtubulesmitosisneoplasmsnucleosomeprophase
sister chromatidssomatic cellstelophasetumor
Essay—DUE FRI., 10/2
Describe the fluid-mosaic model of a plasma membrane. Discuss the role of the membrane in the movement of materials through by each of the following processes. a.Active Transport b.Passive Transport
TEST Thurs, 10/1 on chapters 4, 5, and 6
9/21/09-9/25/09 Weekly Assignment Sheet Readings:Chapters 6 and 4 in text Reading Activity:Write a poem about one of the topics in chapter 6 (energy, ATP, reactions, enzymes, metabolic pathways).It can be in any form, but must include facts and explain one of the topics. Vocabulary: activation energyactive siteallostericATP
ATP/ADP cyclecoenzymecofactorelectron transfer chain
Endergonicenergyenzymeexergonic
feedback inhibitionfirst law of thermodynamicsfree energy
induced-fit modelmetabolic pathwayoxidation–reduction reaction
phosphorylationproductreactantreaction
second law of thermodynamicssubstratetransition state Weekly Essay DUE Fri, 9/25 Enzymes are biological catalysts
a.Relate the chemical structure of an enzyme to its specificity and catalytic activity.
b.Design a quantitative experiment to investigate the influence of pH or temperature on the activity of an enzyme.
9/14/09-9/18/09 Readings:Chapters 3 and 6 in text Reading activity:While reading, use your Post-It notes to write down thoughts about what you’re reading.These can be anything at all that comes to mind:“I remember this from 10th grade biology,” “This is interesting,” or “Huh?!?Ask about this in class.”Books will be checked Weds., 9/16 for chapter 3.
Weekly essay:DUE Fri., 9/18
Discuss the biological importance of each of the following organic
compounds in relation to cellular structure and function in plants and
animals. a. Carbohydrates b. Proteins c. Lipids d. Nucleic acids
Other: Build a MacromoleculeDUE Mon., 9/21 Using materials of your choice, build a model of one of the classes of macromolecules discussed in your text.In an accompanying essay, discuss the following:
a)What functional groups does it contain?
b)What functions does this kind of molecule perform in living systems?
c)In what parts of the cell would this molecule be found?
d)How does the structure of this molecule relate to its function?
Test: Mon., 9/21 covering chapter 3
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Weekly AP Biology Assignment 9/8/09-9/11/09
Readings:Chapters 1 & 2 in text
Reading activity:Fill in boxes in “8 Major Themes of AP Biology” worksheet as you find connections in chapters 1 & 2.DUE Fri., 9/11
Weekly Essay:DUE Mon., 9/14
Water comprises roughly 70% of the human body; cells are roughly 70-95% water, and water covers about three-quarters of the Earth’s surface.
a)Describe the physical properties of water that make it unique from other liquids.
b)Explain the properties of water that enable it to travel up through the roots and stems of plants to reach the leaves.
c)Explain why the temperature of the oceans can remain relatively stable and support vast quantities of both plant and animal life, when air temperature fluctuates so significantly throughout the year.
Other:Have parents sign and return lab safety contract Have materials by Mon., 9/14: lab notebook, Post-It notes
AP Biology
Weekly Assignment
11/16/09-11/20/09
Reading: Chapter 12, Chromosomes and Human Inheritance
Project DUE WEDS, 11/18
You will each do a presentation to the class about a human genetic disorder. Your presentation should include the following information about your syndrome:
Common Name
Symptoms
Prognosis
Treatment
Pictures, illustrations, and some other interesting related facts
An explanation about how it occurs (nondisjuction, recessive or dominant allele, sex-linked)
The chromosome involved (Appendix VII in your text shows the human chromosome map)
Lab 5, Respiration, DUE FRI, 11/20
This will be your first formal lab write-up. It will be done in the lab journals you purchased at the beginning of the year. You will get a handout on how to do this and we will spend time this week working on it. Be sure to have your lab book and journal with you for class.
No essay this week—because it is the first lab write up, we will be working on that instead.
TEST on chapters 10, 11 & 12 TUES, 11/24
AP Biology
Weekly Assignment Sheet 11/9/09-11/13/09 Reading: Chapters 10 (Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction) and 11 (Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits) Project DUE WEDS, 11/18You will each do a presentation to the class about a human genetic disorder. Your presentation should include the following information about your syndrome:
Common Name
Symptoms
Prognosis
Treatment
Pictures, illustrations, and some other interesting related facts
An explanation about how it occurs (nondisjuction, recessive or dominant allele, sex-linked)
The chromosome involved (Appendix VII in your text shows the human chromosome map)
Some possibilities:
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Sickle cell anemia
Down Syndrome
Tay-Sachs
Marfan Syndrome
Progeria
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Hemophilia A
Turner Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome
Other possibilities listed on pg. 196 chart in text
Essay DUE FRI, 11/13 Assume that a particular genetic condition in a mammalian species causes an
inability to digest starch. This disorder occurs with equal frequency in males
and females. In most cases, neither parent of affected offspring has the condition.
Describe the most probable pattern of inheritance for this condition.
Explain your reasoning. Include in your discussion a sample cross(es)
sufficient to verify your proposed pattern.
Lab 4 (Plant Pigments) DUE FRI, 11/13
AP Biology
Weekly Assignment Sheet
11/2/09-11/6/09
Reading: Chapter 8 in text on cellular respiration, and Review book notes handout
Reading Assignment DUE FRI., 11/6
While reading Chapter 8 and the review book notes, fill in the Respiration/Glycolysis note sheet
Essay DUE MON., 11/9
Discuss the Krebs(Citric Acid) Cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. Specifically address a) ATP and coenzyme production b) location where these pathways occur, and c) chemiosmosis
UNIT I TEST
On ALL topics covered so far in the course—FRIDAY, 11/6Review Session 11/5, Period J (or other times by arrangement)
Labs 1-3 will be assigned final grades on Thursday 11/5
AP Biology
Weekly Assignment Sheet
10/26/09-10/30/09
Reading: Chapter 7 in text, and Review book notes handout
Reading Assignment DUE FRI., 10/30
1) Read article from Popular Science and answer questions
2) On the topic of photosynthesis, thinking of the readings from your text, notes handout, and article, fill in the “8 Themes of AP Biology” worksheet.
Essay DUE MON., 11/2 Describe the biochemical pathway of photosynthesis in eukaryotic cells. Include in your discussion the major reactions, the end products, and energy transfers.
UNIT I TEST
On ALL topics covered so far in the course—anticipated date FRIDAY, 11/6Review Session 11/5, Period J (or other times by arrangement)
Weekly Assignment Sheet
October 19-22
Reading: Read chapter 7 on photosynthesis
Reading Activity DUE MON, 10/26: Write a story from an electron’s point of view about the path of an electron through the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. In your story, include the following characters: water, a photon of light, a pigment, photosystems I and II, NADP+, electron transfer chain (for the sake of simplicity, you can assume the same electron absorbed by photosystem I later comes off of it’s chlorophyll to enter the second electron transport chain).
Homework:
1) Read Smithsonian article “Prescription for Murder” and answer questions on last page. DUE WEDS, 10/21
2) Fill out note sheet on photosynthesis DUE MON, 10/26
Labs DUE TUES 10/20
No Essay This Week (lucky you)!
Field Trip Thursday
* Bring lunch
* Dress warmly & comfortably to be outside most of the day
AP Biology 10/13-10/16 Weekly Assignments
Reading: Chapters 21 (Viruses and Bacteria) and 22 (Protists)
Know material in both chapters and in handouts (from teacher and from classmate’s projects)
Protist Project DUE TUES. 10/13
Essay Question DUE MON. 10/19
Explain why bacteria are so numerous, and how they compare to eukaryotic cells in terms of size and complexity.
Labs DUE TUES. 10/20
If you will not be in class 10/14-10/16:1) Please take your lab manual with you and complete all graphs, charts, and questions through page 33 (lab 3, exercise 3A.1). If you need help or review, the website http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/lab1/intro.html reviews all of the labs we’ve done so far (just change the ‘lab1’ part of the address to ‘lab2’ or ‘lab3’ for the appropriate lab).
2) Take two strands of colored pop beads and perform exercise 3B.1, Simulation of Meiosis. Answer questions and fill out chart on pages 39-40.
If you will be in class, these are the exercises we’ll be working on this week.
TEST Monday, 10/19
Test will concentrate on information from chapters 9,15, 21 & 22 (mitosis, gene control, viruses, bacteria, and protists)Permission Slips
Remember—Field Trip next Thursday, 10/22, with Mrs. Brown’s class to visit the Arboretum, the Catskill Mountain Foundation, and the Platte Clove Community. We’ll be taking soil samples and testing the soil composition the following week.Please bring in permission slips ASAP!
Bring a bag lunch that day, dress warmly with comfortable shoes—we’ll be outside most of the day.
10/5/09-10/9/09
Weekly Assignment Sheet
Readings: Chapters 9, 15, and 21 in text
Weekly Essay: Describe the process of cell division in a typical plant cell, including:
a) the cell cycle of a plant
b) the process of mitosis
c) cytokinesis
Project DUE Tues., 10/13
Prepare a 10 minute presentation on one of the following protists:
Plasmodium sp
Trypanosoma sp
Giardia sp
Euglena sp
Paramecium sp
Toxoplasma sp
Karenia sp
Phytophthora sp
Saprolegnia sp
Macrocystis spPorphyra sp
Amoeba sp
Your presentation should include the following information:
What group of protests does it belong to?
Is it single-celled or multicellular?
What is its life cycle?
What is its anatomical structure?
What effect does it have on humans or other organisms?
Be sure to include:
Notes or a worksheet for each student
At least 2 graphics
Another information source of your choice (website, article, slides [I may be able to help with this])
Your presentation notes
If you will not be in class on these dates, please turn in your graphics, note/worksheet, and your presentation notes so these can be shared with other students.
Weekly AP Biology Assignment
Weekly Assignment Sheet
AP Biology
9/28/09-10/2/09
Readings: Chapters 5 and 9
Reading Activity—DUE MONDAY:
Teach someone about the structure and function of the plasma membrane. After reading chapter 5, explain to someone (a parent, sibling, or anyone else who will listen to you) the structure and function of the plasma membrane. Write a paragraph that includes the following:
1. Who you taught
2. What questions this person asked
3. What you found easy to explain
4. What you found difficult to explain
Vocabulary:
Chapter 5
ABC transporters active transport adhesion proteins biofilms
bulk flow calcium pump communication proteins concentration gradient
diffusion electric gradient endocytosis exocytosis
fluid mosaic model hydrostatic pressure hypertonic solution hypotonic solution
isotonic solution lipid bilayer osmosis osmotic pressure
passive transport phagocytosis phospholipids pressure gradient
recognition proteins selective permeability sodium-potassium pump
tonicity transport proteins
Chapter 9
Anaphase bipolar mitotic spindle cancers cell cycle cell plate formationCentrioles centromere centrosome chromosome chromosome number
contractile ring mechanism cytokinesis cytoplasmic division diploid number
germ cells growth factors HeLa cells histones interphase
kinases kinetochores meiosis metaphase metastasis
microtubules mitosis neoplasms nucleosome prophase
sister chromatids somatic cells telophase tumor
Essay—DUE FRI., 10/2
Describe the fluid-mosaic model of a plasma membrane. Discuss the roleof the membrane in the movement of materials through by each of the
following processes.
a. Active Transport
b. Passive Transport
TEST Thurs, 10/1 on chapters 4, 5, and 6
9/21/09-9/25/09
Weekly Assignment Sheet
Readings: Chapters 6 and 4 in text
Reading Activity: Write a poem about one of the topics in chapter 6 (energy, ATP, reactions, enzymes, metabolic pathways). It can be in any form, but must include facts and explain one of the topics.
Vocabulary:
activation energy active site allosteric ATP
ATP/ADP cycle coenzyme cofactor electron transfer chain
Endergonic energy enzyme exergonic
feedback inhibition first law of thermodynamics free energy
induced-fit model metabolic pathway oxidation–reduction reaction
phosphorylation product reactant reaction
second law of thermodynamics substrate transition state
Weekly Essay DUE Fri, 9/25
Enzymes are biological catalysts
a. Relate the chemical structure of an enzyme to its specificity and catalytic activity.
b. Design a quantitative experiment to investigate the influence of pH or temperature on the activity of an enzyme.
9/14/09-9/18/09 Readings: Chapters 3 and 6 in text
Reading activity: While reading, use your Post-It notes to write down thoughts about what you’re reading. These can be anything at all that comes to mind: “I remember this from 10th grade biology,” “This is interesting,” or “Huh?!? Ask about this in class.” Books will be checked Weds., 9/16 for chapter 3.
Weekly essay: DUE Fri., 9/18
Discuss the biological importance of each of the following organiccompounds in relation to cellular structure and function in plants and
animals.
a. Carbohydrates
b. Proteins
c. Lipids
d. Nucleic acids
Other:
Build a Macromolecule DUE Mon., 9/21
Using materials of your choice, build a model of one of the classes of macromolecules discussed in your text. In an accompanying essay, discuss the following:
a) What functional groups does it contain?
b) What functions does this kind of molecule perform in living systems?
c) In what parts of the cell would this molecule be found?
d) How does the structure of this molecule relate to its function?
Test: Mon., 9/21 covering chapter 3
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Weekly AP Biology Assignment
9/8/09-9/11/09
Readings: Chapters 1 & 2 in text
Reading activity: Fill in boxes in “8 Major Themes of AP Biology” worksheet as you find connections in chapters 1 & 2. DUE Fri., 9/11
Weekly Essay: DUE Mon., 9/14
Water comprises roughly 70% of the human body; cells are roughly 70-95% water, and water covers about three-quarters of the Earth’s surface.
a) Describe the physical properties of water that make it unique from other liquids.
b) Explain the properties of water that enable it to travel up through the roots and stems of plants to reach the leaves.
c) Explain why the temperature of the oceans can remain relatively stable and support vast quantities of both plant and animal life, when air temperature fluctuates so significantly throughout the year.
Other: Have parents sign and return lab safety contract
Have materials by Mon., 9/14: lab notebook, Post-It notes
Test: Mon., 9/14 covering chapters 1 & 2